Exporting a Sheet Metal Flat Pattern with Autodesk Inventor

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Robert Greenleaf

Here's what we're going to export

 Every once in a while the export of sheet metal flat patterns comes up, and how best to export the flat pattern.

One way I really like is directly exporting from the part file, primarily because it gives you several options to adjust how your file is exported.  One often overlooked method is to save the settings in an *.ini file.

Here's a video showing how you can export to a *.dxf from the Inventor part file.   And don't forget to make sure those unfold rules are set up correctly!

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